No. 1 Indiana faced off with Minnesota on Tuesday, Feb. 26 and took a home loss to the Golden Gophers 77-73 in conference play. The loss evens the season series between the two teams at 1-1. The Hoosiers got 16 points and five rebounds from Victor Oladipo. Jordan Hulls was solid from three-point range, going 5 for 7 to get to a team-high 17 points overall. Trevor Mbakwe recorded a double-double for the Golden Gophers on a season-high 21 points and 12 rebounds. Indiana (24-4, 12-3 Big Ten) takes on Iowa (17-10, 6-8 Big Ten) on Saturday, Mar. 2 at home.

Indiana Game Notes

The last time IU started the season 24-4 was 2007.

The Hoosiers have been unlucky four times this season in games decided by five or fewer points. Since 2007, Indiana is 23-25 in close games.

IU set a season low for rebounds (30).

The Hoosiers have outshot their opponents in three-point percentage for the past eight games.

This is the fourth loss of the season where the Hoosiers opponent came back to win after being down at halftime.

The top two scorers (Jordan Hulls and Victor Oladipo) accounted for 45.2 percent of the points.

Jordan Hulls has led the team in scoring in three out of 28 games this season.

Cody Zeller has led the team in rebounding in 15 out of 28 games this season.

This was the first foul out of the season for Cody Zeller.

Jordan Hulls has three straight double-digit point games.

Minnesota Game Notes

The Golden Gophers won this one, but have lost two times this season in games decided by five or fewer points. Since 2007, Minnesota is 30-26 in close games.

The top two scorers (Trevor Mbakwe and Andre Hollins) accounted for 48.0 percent of the points.

Trevor Mbakwe has led the team in scoring three times and in rebounding 17 times in 28 games this season.

This marks the third 20-point game of Trevor Mbakwe's career.

Trevor Mbakwe recorded a double-double. It was his ninth this season and 32nd of his career.